Driving Through The Desert

Saturday, we drove from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Holbrook, Arizona by way of Albuquerque. When we got up, everything was covered with a small layer of snow, which was nice to see. We headed down the mountain and got to Albuquerque and decided to see the old town. We drove around the block in the touristy old town. We didn't even get out of the RV! I call it drive-by tourist! (Really, how pathetic!!!)

Whereas Route 66 went through towns, Interstate 40 bypassed them altogether. So, here and there, we decided to get off the interstate and go through some of these towns. Today we went through Grants, New Mexico to see what it was like and to get some petrol. There's not much there and the town looks run down. A lot of the shops along the main street are abandoned and you have to wonder how many more generations are going to populate it before it becomes a ghost town. The train tracks run right through the town and we saw a (very) long one ride through, giving you the feel of a David Lynch movie.

The other town we went through was the one we ended up staying and where I'm writing this from, Holbrook, Arizona. It's got a bit of the Route 66 kitch, and we took some nice photos of the ride today and Holbrook.

And for Tori (and everyone else) who's reading the whole blog just to see photos and videos of Noa, here's a lil' something-something for you :)